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Jessica M. Shaw, Auteur ; Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; David G. Allan, Auteur ; Peter G. Ryan, AuteurLudwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii is globally Endangered' because of a projected population decline resulting from high collision mortality on power lines throughout its southern African range. Population monitoring is key to the effective conser[...]
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Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; Jon J. Smallie, Auteur ; Megan Diamond, AuteurMany large terrestrial and wetland birds and some smaller, fast-flying species are prone to colliding with overhead wires associated with power infrastructure. A high proportion of these are threatened species and for some, collision with power [...]
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Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; Koos H. De Goede, Auteur ; Lovelater Sebele, Auteur ; Megan Diamond, AuteurIn the Karoo region of South Africa, eagles nesting on high voltage power pylons are responsible for frequent short-circuits or faults, which reduce the quality of commercial power supply and escalate costs to the country's energy supplier, Esko[...]
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Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; Jessica M. Shaw, Auteur ; Jon J. Smallie, Auteur ; Bradley Gibbons, Auteur ; Ronelle Visagie, Auteur ; Peter G. Ryan, AuteurLudwig's Bustard Neotis ludwigii, endemic to Africa's south-west arid zone, is susceptible to collisions with overhead power lines. Limited data from the south-eastern part of its range suggest that this factor may threaten its survival. We esti[...]
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Jessica M. Shaw, Auteur ; Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; Jon J. Smallie, Auteur ; Peter G. Ryan, AuteurThe Overberg wheatbelt population of Blue Cranes Anthropoides paradiseus in the Western Cape of South Africa is approximately half the global population of this vulnerable species. Blue Cranes are highly susceptible to collisions with overhead p[...]
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Jessica M. Shaw, Auteur ; Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; Peter G. Ryan, Auteur ; Jon J. Smallie, AuteurDans Ostrich (81(2) 2010)Avian mortality on power lines in South Africa is currently recorded on the Central Incident Register (CIR), which is a collation of incidentally reported cases. The true scale of the problem is unknown, so we report here on a survey of represen[...]
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Sonja C. Krueger, Auteur ; David G. Allan, Auteur ; Andrew R. Jenkins, Auteur ; Arjun Amar, AuteurTerritory occupancy, distribution and density of the isolated Bearded Vulture Gypaetus barbatus meridionalis population in the Maloti-Drakensberg mountains of southern Africa were assessed between two time periods - former (1960-1999) and curren[...]
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Julia Jenkins, Auteur ; Robert E. Simmons, Auteur ; Odette Curtis, Auteur ; Marion Atyeo, Auteur ; Domatilla Raimondo, Auteur ; Andrew R. Jenkins, AuteurDetermining the efficacy of using indicator species to predict the spatial location of biodiversity hotspots is one way of maximising the conservation of biodiversity in already threatened habitats. Recent evidence from Europe suggests raptors c[...]
